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Kerkini

Lake Kerkini near Lithotopos damYoung buffalo shepherds posing with their puppies. There are 1600 (water)buffalos around lake Kerkini. The population has increased from 600 in 1990 due to demand for buffalo meat and milk. The population in 1950 was 75000!Lake boat and olive tressObservation tower near Lithotopos damLake boatPelicans and a flock of migratory birds. Lake Kerkini is now one of, if not the, premier birding site in Greece, and, as it is situated along the migratory flyway for migratory birds en route to the Aegean Sea, the Balkan region, the Black Sea, the Hungarian steppes and beyond it experiences an interesting migration (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kerkini)A line of pelicansHorse near Lithotopos Dam. Still a lot of horses can be seen around lake Kerkini